In the early years, South Carolina was settled by many Presbyterians of Scotch and Scotch-Irish heritage that entered the Upstate by way of the Shenandoah Valley from Pennsylvania. Others arrived in the state through...
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William E. “Bill” Hill, Jr., A Forerunner of the PCA
When people speak of the Reformation the date of its start is considered October 31, 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his theses to the church door in Wittenberg. However, as Heiko Oberman’s book Forerunners of the...
William Jennings Bryan, The Great Commoner
This summer July 21, 2025 will mark the centennial of the Scopes Trial which was held in Dayton, Tennessee. John T. Scopes was convicted of teaching evolution in a public-school classroom in defiance of the recently...
Thoughts on Church Records & Administrative Committee Report, P.C.A. G.A. 2025
In 2023 the PCA General Assembly adopted an overture regarding the digitization of church records. To view the overture, click HERE. The Administrative Committee will bring its recommendations to the assembly this year...
J. Addison Alexander, Linguistic Genius
They said he looked like Napoleon Bonaparte. Students entered the lecture hall in fear and trembling as they anticipated what the lesson would be like. He read sermons with his head bowed motionless over the pulpit but...
What are Communion Tokens?
Communion tokens were commonly used in Presbyterian and Reformed churches because their use was promoted by John Calvin and other reformers. In a letter to his mentor, Guillaume Farel, written from Strasbourg, March 29...
